Liga, Barcelona win with Girona and are winter champions: goals from Pedri

A goal by Pedri offers Barcelona the Catalan derby in Girona and the winter championship. It finished 0-1 in Montilivi with Barça sleeping +6 on Madrid, on the pitch tomorrow night at the Bernabeu in the delicate match against Real Sociedad, third in the standings. It is the third consecutive 1-0 for Barcelona, ​​after those with Getafe in La Liga (another goal from Pedri) and with Real Sociedad in the cup. Ter Stegen only conceded 6 goals in 18 days, with 14 clean sheets. A Liga built on defensive solidity.

Xavi’s choices

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For Xavi 4 changes compared to the 11 who won the Copa del Rey semi-final by beating Real Sociedad on Wednesday: Eric Garcia for Christensen, Marcos Alonso for Balde, Raphinha for Pedri, Ansu Fati for the suspended Lewandowski.

Outside Dembèlè

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Dembèlè lasted 24 minutes: muscle problem in the left quadriceps and exchange with Pedri. The Frenchman, in great form but with a long history of injuries behind him, hasn’t been hurt since November 2021. For the twenty-year-old Pedri, 100 games with Barcelona, ​​74 as a starter. Dembélé’s injury was the greatest jolt of the first part, marked by the dominance of Barcelona, ​​however unable to create much and not even able to take advantage of Girona’s gifts. Ansu fati wasted a good opportunity and with the entry of Pedri Xavi he moved him to the left sending Gavi to play the false nueve.

Pedri goal

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Game time twist. Rapid action from Barcelona that passes through Gavi, Ansu Fati and Jordi Alba, a cross that the goalkeeper Gazzaniga unfortunately deposits on Pedri’s feet who scores into an empty net with his left foot for his fifteenth goal for the Blaugrana.

Blaugrana suffering

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Araujo saved a goal that seemed to be scored by his compatriot Stuani, Barça suffered, Xavi removed Ansu Fati and Raphinha by inserting Balde and Kessie and closed with Gavi, Pedri and full-back Balde in attack trying with difficulty to freeze a decidedly cold game , and was forgiven by Ivan Martin who sent out from a few meters in the 86th minute.